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Be it known/that we, J. L. GOLES and D. H. GOLES, of New York, in thecounty and Statejof New York, have invented anew and improvedNutmeg-Grater; andwe do hereby declare this to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art tomake and use the same, reference being-had to the accompanying drawing,forming part of this specification, in which drawingi I .Figure 1represents a horizontal section of 'this invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section thereof.

Figure 3 is a plan of the grating-surface detached.

vFigure 4 is a transverse section thereof.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. i

This invention relates to a nutmeg'grater, which is provided with arevolving carrier, containing a series of chambers for the reception ofthe nutmegs or otherarticles'to be ground, each chamber being furnishedwith a follower and spring, whereby the nutmegs or other articles to beground are forced against the stationary grating-surface, which iscombined with a receiver in lsuch a manner that, by grasping the box,and turning the handle of the revolving carrier, the operation 'ofgrating can be perfermed with great ease and. facility. TheVgrating-surface is produced by suitable punches applied to a pieceofsheet metal, and it is provided with a slot or recess in front'of eachtooth or cutter, so that it is not liable to clog up like agrating-surface of the ordinaryv shape or construction.

Areprescnts a cylindrical box, made of tinned sheet iron, or any othersuitable material, and provided i with'a hinged lid,\B, through whichaccess can be had to theinterior of said box. The heads of the box fornithe bearings for a shaft, C, on which is mounted the carrier- D, whichconsists of a series of chambers, a, with intermediate spaces, b. Eachof the chambers a is provided with a follower, c, which. is subjected tothe action of a spring, d', so that a nutmeg or other article placedinto one of the chambers is continually forced against thegrating-surfacclE. The intermediatespaces, b, are intended for thereception of surplus nutmegs. The grating-surface E is stationary, and-it extends all round the carrier D, so'that, byimparting to saidcarrier a revolving motion, the nutmegs or other articles contained inthe `chamber c are brought in contact with'said grating-surface, and theoperation of grating is effected with great expeditionfl A handle orcrank, e, serves to turn the shaft C and carrier D. v Y

The grating-surface consists of teeth,f, which are raised by suitablepunches, and in front of each tooth is a slot or recess, g, so that theparticles out off from the article to be grated are free to escape, andthe clogging up of the grating-surface is etfectually avoided. l

The grating-surface may be made double-acting, or so that it cuts ineither direction, by providing the same with a double set of teeth, oneset facing in one, and the other in the opposite direction, :is shown infigs. 3 and 4. Ifsuch a-grating-surface is used, the carrier D can beturned in either direction without changing the effect. Thegrating-surfaceE'is surrounded by an annular receiver, F, in which theparticles cut oil` from the articles to be grated collect, and theseparticles are'discharged through an aperture, h, in the circumference ofthe box A.

If desired, the chambers a may be placed in-a vertical position, and thegrating-surface, in this case, would be a flat stationary plate, securedin the box A, under the carrier, and over the receiver F.

By these means, a grater forv nutmegs and other articles is obtainedwhich is not li ble to clog up, and which can he handled and operatedwith great ease and convenience, the operator being enabled to take armhold of the box A, so that he or she can turn the handle withoutdiiliculty.

We are aware that nutnicg-graters have heretofore been constructed witha series of chambers radiating from the ccntrcof a spherical grater, andprovided with spring-followers, whereby the nutmegs or other articlesare pressed up against the gratcr. v

his arrangement we do not claim as our invention.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A box, A, containing a. revolving carrier, D, having a. series ofchambers, with spring-followers, which press the articles to bev gratedagainst'. the stationary grating-surface which i combined with a.receiver, F all as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the cylindrical box-A, of a. series ofcarriers, at angles to each other, so as to leave. supplementarychambers, l, substantially as and for @he purpose described.

-J. L. GOLES,

D. H. GOLES. Witnesses W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER,

